[A-List] Fwd: [vfp92speak] French Left Pioneers a Radical New Tactic

[Leighm]

"Jason Burke In Paris" (Kind of like "Harris, of The Post", ) forgot 
that it's also a great way to get that "free lunch" everyone says 
doesn't exist.

Yippie!

Don't know who "Harris, of The Post" is?

After this Travus T. Hipp commentary, ‘Harris, of the Post’ engages 
former president Richard M. Nixon in an off-the-record airport bathroom 
discussion about pressing current events:

[September 30 2008] Travus T. Hipp Morning News & Commentary: Muzzling 
The Dogs Of Capitalist Greed - On Being Torn Between Allegiance To My 
Country And Knowledge Of US Imperialism And It’s Economic Model

http://leighm.net/wp/2008/09/30/tth_080930/
Or a selection of audio formats: http://www.archive.org/details/tth_080930

Direct link to a 64kbps MP3 (7:34 minutes, 3.5Mb): 
http://www.archive.org/download/tth_080930/02_tth_080930_64kb.mp3


Todd Boyle wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:45:25 -0700
>> From: Sam Scharff <webcats at speakeasy.net>
>> To: vfp92speak <vfp92speak at lists.riseup.net>
>> Subject: [vfp92speak] French Left Pioneers a Radical New Tactic
>>
>> Hi Friends,
>>
>> ===clips
>>
>> In exactly a week's time, in a supermarket somewhere in or around 
>> Paris, a couple of dozen young French activists are going to choose 
>> an aisle, unfold tables, put on some music and, taking what they want 
>> from the shelves, start a little picnic. The group "L'Appel et la 
>> Pioche" (The call and the pick axe) will have struck again - fruit 
>> and veg, dairy or the fish counter will have been transformed into a 
>> flash protest against global capitalism, rampant consumerism, bank 
>> bail-outs, poor housing, expensive food, profit margins and pretty 
>> much everything else that is wrong in the world.
>>
>> The "supermarket picnic" will go on for as long as it can - before 
>> the security guards throw the activists out or the police arrive. 
>> Shoppers will be invited to join in, either bringing what they want 
>> from the shelves or just taking something lifted lightly from among 
>> the crisps, sweets or quality fruit already on the tables.
>>
>> "L'Appel et la Pioche" have struck four times so far and have no 
>> intention of stopping what they claim is a highly effective new way 
>> of protesting.
>>
>> "Everyone is bored of demonstrations. And handing out tracts at 6am 
>> at a market is neither effective nor fun," said Leïla Chaïbi, 26, the 
>> leader of the group. "This is fun, festive, non-threatening and 
>> attracts the media. It's the perfect way of getting our message across.”
>>
>> ===end clips
>>
>> http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2009/01/25-3
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Sam
>>
>>
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